Each year we award the Dorothy Brunsman Poetry Prize ($1,000 and publication) to a writer living west of the central time zone. The contest also serves as our
best pool for finding voices.(Contest Guidelines)

Bear Star no longer belongs to CLMP, but we do abide by its contest code of ethics.

Founded in 1996, Bear Star is committed to publishing the best writing it can attract from the Mountain and Pacific time zones, as well as Alaska and Hawaii. The west abounds in
first-rate writers, and we are proud to be part of the poetry renaissance occurring here now. Each year we award the Dorothy Brunsman Poetry Prize ($1,000 and publication) to a writer from the region.

There are many things you can do to help sustain small presses such as Bear Star. For starters, try to avoid shopping the chains, which are far less likely than independent
bookstores to champion new writers and small presses. Give books as gifts. Spread word of our annual competition to other poets. Send us a few stamps. It all helps!

Our imprint, Boxcar Press, rolls out an occasional chapbook when we feel like it, which isn't often.

Browse our collection of books, read excerpts, and order online.

Each year we award the Dorothy Brunsman Poetry Prize ($1,000 and publication) to a writer from the region, which encompasses the Mountain and Pacific time zones, as well as Alaska and Hawaii.
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